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Before & after, side by side.

Before and after, across every trade we cover on the south Gold Coast.

3before & afters

Kitchen renovations

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The same kitchen with white cupboards, a stone benchtop, new splashback and timber-look flooring
Dated unit kitchen with yellowed cream cupboards, worn laminate benchtop and an old freestanding stove
BeforeAfter

A 1990s unit kitchen brought up to date

The same run with a pale stone benchtop, large white tiles and resprayed cupboard doors
Scratched dark laminate benchtop with a swollen edge and a cracked beige tiled splashback
BeforeAfter

New benchtop and splashback

The same kitchen with a stone benchtop, an integrated dishwasher and the peninsula given an overhang for stools
Dated peninsula kitchen with the dishwasher pulled out and a cupboard door taken off
BeforeAfter

Peninsula kitchen brought up to date

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Bathrooms & tiling

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The same bathroom re-tiled, with a step-free walk-in shower, a tiled niche and a wall-hung timber vanity
Dated unit bathroom cleared for work, the old shower screen taken out and a vanity door removed
BeforeAfter

Walk-in shower and re-tile

The same bathroom re-tiled floor to ceiling, with a new bath and tiled ledge, a glass shower screen, a niche and a wall-hung vanity
Dated family bathroom cleared for work, the door standing open, the vanity doors off and the mirror taken down
BeforeAfter

Family bathroom renovation

The same bathroom with the bath gone, a step-free walk-in shower in its place and a wall-hung vanity
Cramped dated bathroom with the shower screen taken off the bath and the linen cupboard doors removed
BeforeAfter

Bath removed for a walk-in shower

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Painting & decorating

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The same room freshly painted in off-white, with crisp white skirtings and architraves
Living room with yellowed faded walls, filled patches and picture-hook holes, overdue for painting
BeforeAfter

Interior repaint

The same house repainted in a clean off-white with crisp charcoal trims
Faded rendered house front streaked with dirt and blooming with green-black mould
BeforeAfter

Exterior repaint

The same wall with new boards cut in, repainted in off-white with crisp charcoal trims and sealed joints
Sun-bleached weatherboard wall with paint peeling in curls and two damaged boards taken off
BeforeAfter

Weatherboard exterior repaint

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Decks & patios

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The same deck with the split and broken boards replaced, the whole surface sanded back to warm honey timber and finished with a satin oil
Timber deck gone silver-grey with lichen, raised grain and split boards
BeforeAfter

Split boards replaced, deck sanded and re-oiled

The same steps rebuilt in sound hardwood on a concrete pad with a plumb handrail post
Weathered timber deck steps with a cracked tread and a rotted bottom step
BeforeAfter

Deck steps rebuilt

The same patio with a rebuilt hardwood pergola on galvanised post shoes, its battens fitted and a new length of gutter — the concrete slab unchanged
Weathered pergola over a concrete patio with its battens missing and a section of gutter taken down
BeforeAfter

Pergola rebuilt over the patio

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Fencing

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The same boundary with a straight new timber paling fence
Old timber paling fence leaning, grey with lichen and missing palings
BeforeAfter

Replacing a fence past its life

The same boundary with a new charcoal colorbond fence standing straight and true
Faded colorbond fence dented, rusted through at the base and leaning out of line
BeforeAfter

Colorbond fence replacement

The same gateway with a new hardwood post, a new gate hung plumb on galvanised hinges and a new latch
Timber front gate hanging from one hinge, palings missing and the latch taken off, dragging on the path
BeforeAfter

Front gate rehung

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Carpentry & joinery

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Renovated laundry with white overhead cabinets, timber benchtop and subway splashback
Old laundry stripped of appliances with bare wall taps and dated floor tiles
BeforeAfter

Laundry refit

Gold Coast

The same opening with new white sliding doors and a proper fitted interior of shelving and drawers
Dated wardrobe with gold-framed mirrored doors, one off its track and the mirror silvering spotted
BeforeAfter

Built-in wardrobe rebuilt

The same staircase with a new oak handrail and slim black steel rods, properly spaced and solid
Dated timber staircase balustrade with turned spindles, a section unbolted and removed leaving bare fixing holes
BeforeAfter

Staircase balustrade replaced

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Plasterboard & wall repairs

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The same wall sheeted, set flush and repainted with no trace of the cutout
Wall with a square access cutout sawn through the plasterboard, a timber stud and a water pipe visible inside, and the offcut leaning below
BeforeAfter

Plumber's access cutout patched

The same hallway with new cornice run, the crack filled flush and everything repainted
Hallway with a run of cornice taken down and a crack stepping down the wall
BeforeAfter

Cornice and wall crack made good

The same ceiling re-sheeted, set flat, cornice back up and repainted
Ceiling stained and sagging after a roof leak with a section cut out to the joists
BeforeAfter

Water-damaged ceiling replaced

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Doors, locks & hardware

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The same doorway with a new charcoal entry door and a matching handle and deadbolt
Front entry door with perished flaking varnish, water damage and tarnished mismatched hardware
BeforeAfter

New entry door and lock

The same doorway with a new door hung square, a matching handle and deadbolt, and new weather seals
Tired back doorway with the security door taken off, the timber door hanging crooked and the seal perished
BeforeAfter

Back door and frame replaced

New sliding security screen hung square with taut mesh and a keyed lock
Security screen door off its track and jammed, the mesh ripped open and the lock missing
BeforeAfter

Sliding security screen replaced

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Installations

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Large TV flush-mounted on the wall with the cables hidden
Wall bracket up and a boxed 75-inch TV ready to hang
BeforeAfter

75-inch TV wall mount

Gold Coast

Finished cedar barrel sauna with a glass door
Cedar barrel sauna part-assembled indoors
BeforeAfter

Cedar barrel sauna install

Gold Coast

Finished power rack standing square with the cable pulleys running
Home gym rack in pieces laid out on the rubber floor with the fixings sorted
BeforeAfter

Home gym rack assembled

Gold Coast

Finished timber playset with slide, swings and climbing wall on the lawn
Flat-packed playset boxes on the deck before the build
BeforeAfter

Backyard playset built

Gold Coast

3before & afters

Strata common-area work

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The same walkway repainted with a restored white balustrade and patched concrete
Unit block walkway with flaking render, a rusted balustrade staining the concrete and a spalled edge
BeforeAfter

Common walkway made good

The same lobby repainted with new carpet, a resprayed handrail and better lighting
Tired unit block lobby with scuffed walls, worn carpet and a chipped handrail
BeforeAfter

Entry lobby refurbished

The same stairwell with a new galvanised balustrade, rebuilt nosings with non-slip strips and patched render
Unit block stairwell with a section of balustrade cut out, rust under the paint and spalled tread nosings
BeforeAfter

Stairwell balustrade and treads

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